What square root equals 288?

What square root equals 288? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 288? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 288

To solve the √x = 288 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 288²
x = 288²

Then, we calculate 288² to get the following answer:

288² = 288 × 288
288² = 82,944

√82,944 = 288

We've provided the equation above to help you understand the underlying concept of solving problems like this. In the future, remember that you can solve all similar problems by simply multiplying the number by itself.

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